Fall behind

verb

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo be late (for a regular event)

"You're falling behind with the rent."

2.verbTo be progressively below average in performance.

"It's not like John to fall behind in maths."

3.verbTo fail to keep up (with)

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